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Juniper Software License Model Overview
Learn about the Juniper Flex three-tier license model and find out about the Juniper license types.
Juniper Software Licensing Overview
Juniper Networks offers software feature licenses to meet your business needs. Juniper software feature licenses provide you the ‘right to use’ our software. Our licenses serve all customer segments - enterprise, service provider, and cloud. Juniper software licenses cater to all use cases for Juniper Networks’ hardware and software products.
Benefits of Juniper Software Licensing
Offers flexibility to purchase licenses as per your network requirements
Supports flexible, three-tier (Standard/Advanced/Premium) licensing model for products (see “Juniper Flex Three-tier model”)
Integrates with Juniper Support Services
Juniper Software License Model
The Juniper software license model, also referred to as ‘Juniper Flex,’ allows you to purchase software licenses of your choice across Juniper high-performance hardware platforms, virtual and cloud platforms, and standalone software and services.
Software on High-performance platforms | Software on Juniper, virtual, and cloud platforms | Standalone Software and Services |
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PTX, MX, QFX, EX, SRX, NFX, and ACX Series | vMX, vSRX, cSRX, and cRPD | Contrail, Paragon Automation, Wi-Fi/Wired/WAN Assurance |
Juniper Perpetual Licenses
For details on Juniper perpetual license, see the table below:
Juniper Perpetual License | Portable? | Customer Support | Available In |
|---|---|---|---|
Chassis-based license tied to the serial number of the device. | No | Purchase Separately |
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In case of RMA, you can exchange the perpetual license keys to the RMA device. Contact Juniper Customer Care to exchange the license keys for RMA devices.
Juniper Subscription Licenses
For details on Juniper Subscription license, see the table below:
Juniper Subscription License | Portable? | Customer Support | Available In |
|---|---|---|---|
Term-based licenses | Yes Portability is across like-device classes | Includes customer support |
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License Portability
License portability allows you to balance feature licenses across hardware platforms in the network without having to buy another license . Subscription licenses are portable. License portability is applicable only across like-device classes. Perpetual licenses are not portable except for cases of RMA.
Example scenario: You have a BGP software feature license on a Juniper device (device-1). You buy another similar Juniper device in the same device class as device 1 (device-2). You can move the BGP software feature license from device-1 to device-2 (assuming device-1 and device-2 are like-device classes).
CapEx vs. OpEx
Depending on your goals, many customers:
Select perpetual license as a capital expense for long-term benefits.
Select subscription-based license as an operational expense to serve day-to-day operations.
License Renewals
Renewals are not automatic. At the end of the license period, you need to renew the license to continue using the software feature(s) and ensure a seamless transition.
License Expiry
At license expiry, if you are using: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Perpetual License, then | Subscription License, then | Trial and evaluation licenses, then |
You can continue to use the hardware and any software features. | You might decline to renew or purchase a replacement subscription. Impact: You may no longer use the features and scale granted under the expired subscription. | System generates alarms, sys logs, and warnings that the trial license is due for expiry. Impact: At this point, purchase the license to continue using the software feature. |
Trial and Evaluation Licenses
Trial and Evaluation license | Validity | How to avail | Features available |
|---|---|---|---|
You gain access to a software feature prior to purchase | Temporary Duration | Available from the Juniper Sales Engineer (SE) Manager. Available to download from product pages. | Not all features are available for trials or evaluation. For example, an extended license upgrade, capacity key, or VSYS license is not available as a temporary license key. |
Juniper Products for which Trial or Evaluation License Keys are available:
Hardware | Virtual and cloud platforms |
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PTX Series QFX Series EX Switches MX Series | vSRX cRPD cSRX |
